General Biology at Tompkins Cortland Community College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Tompkins Cortland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and has a total student population of 4,764.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Tompkins Cortland General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Tompkins Cortland General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Tompkins Cortland General Biology Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Tompkins Cortland does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tompkins Cortland Community College with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tompkins Cortland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	2

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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